| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum salicifolium (L.) Mill. |
| Synonyms | Cistus salicifolius L. |
| Helianthemum fugaceum Mill. | |
| Helianthemum punctatum Willd. | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | montane-subalpine |
| Description | leaves 7-15mm, oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, white tomentose, flat, stipules of upper leaves 2-3mm, flowers 7-9 in dense cymes, petals 3-4mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | decumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Romania , Sicilia , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Macaronesia (Canary Is. ) Asia-Temperate Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai , Turkey ) Arabian Peninsula (Kuwait , Saudi Arabia ) Southern America Caribbean (Bahamas) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CISTACEAE
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